Please be prepared to provide the street address of the property you are complaining about and specifics regarding the complaint. While anonymous complaints are accepted, providing your name and contact information will allow the Code Officers to reach you in case there are additional questions regarding the complaint. Please be aware that there are several properties located within Nampa's boundaries that have not been annexed into the City, in which case the Code Compliance Divivsion will advise you to contact Canyon County with your complaint.

Upon receipt of a complaint, a Code Enforcement Officer will visit the property to determine whether their is a violation of City Code. If so, the Officer will contact the property owner regarding the violation and attempt to obtain voluntary compliance through communication and courtesy and followup notices. It is the City’s experience that this course is highly effective in obtaining compliance; however, when voluntary compliance does not occur and a violation persists, Code Enforcement will mail and/or post a notice ordering the property owner to abate the violation within a specified time period. Absent a timely response to this notice, Code Enforcement may then proceed to abate the violation, assess the costs against the property owner by tax lien, and/or may issue a Uniform Citation and forward the case for civil or criminal prosecution.

Responsible parties must be provided notice that there is a problem or violation that exists on their property. They will be provided with a reasonable time period in which to correct the violation(s). In some instances, the time frames are based on due process statutes. Rest assured that your complaint / concern is important and is being handled in the most expeditious and appropriate manner.

No. If someone in the subdivision is violating a provision of the CC&R’s, it is the responsibility of the association to initiate legal enforcement action. The only regulations the code compliance and community relations can enforce are federal, state, and local laws and ordinances.

The City may address weeds when they create a “public nuisance,” defined by City Code as weeds or grass taller than eight inches (8”) and/or weeds which, by reason of their size, manner of growth or location may constitute a fire hazard to any building, improvements, crops or other property or a vision obstruction for traffic. Noxious weeds are a violation regardless of their height and must be eradicated.

Abandoned or unlicensed vehicles located on private property are handled by the Code Compliance Division. You may submit your complaint either online, by email at code1@cityofnampa.us, in person at 9 12th Ave. S in Nampa, or by calling our office at 208-468-5473. Abandoned or unlicensed vehicles located on the street are handled by the Nampa Police Department and should be reported by calling 208-465-2257.

Property owners are responsible for the maintenance of all adjacent rights-of-was, to include; sidewalks, curbs and gutters. Maintenance means not only the removal of all weeds, debris, obstructions, and snow, but also for the replacement or repair of any damaged sidewalks, curbs and gutters.

The City of Nampa does have "two-hour" public parking in our Downtown Historic Business District. We also have parking spaces that are designated for "leased" parking customers only. Please pay careful attention to the signage and time limitations.

You may pay by mail or in person at 9 12th Avenue South, Nampa, Idaho 83651. Please make sure that you include your payment, along with your citation number. A drop box is located outside our main doors if you are paying after business hours.

In order to contest a parking ticket, you must be the registered owner of the vehicle. Bring your ticket and registration to our Code Compliance office at 9 12thth Avenue South. We will issue you a Uniform Traffic Citation to initiate the paperwork to appear in court. You will then be scheduled to appear before the Clerk of the Magistrate's Court of the District Court of Canyon County located at 120 9th Avenue South to plead "not guilty". You will then be given a court date to see a judge. If the judge finds against you, Canyon County Court fees will be added to the original price of the citation.

The Department of Economic Development is eager to assist new business, and existing industry, in maximizing their economic potential by providing management, technical, market research, demographics, and other resources.

•Low cost of doing business •Skilled and productive workforce•Innovative training/workforce programs that supports skills development for the manufacturing and food processing sector•Welcoming community with excellent quality of life

Foreign Trade Zones are areas which are geographically inside the U.S., but are legally considered outside its customs territory. Companies that locate in FTZs can benefit by using special procedures to encourage U.S. activity by reducing, eliminating or delaying duties. The Caldwell Economic Development Council is the authority that administers the Foreign Trade Zone within our County of Canyon.

•Low cost of doing business •Skilled and productive workforce•Innovative training/workforce programs that supports skills development for the manufacturing and food processing sector•Welcoming community with excellent quality of life

Foreign Trade Zones are areas which are geographically inside the U.S., but are legally considered outside its customs territory. Companies that locate in FTZs can benefit by using special procedures to encourage U.S. activity by reducing, eliminating or delaying duties. The Caldwell Economic Development Council is the authority that administers the Foreign Trade Zone within our County of Canyon.

The Department of Economic Development is eager to assist new business, and existing industry, in maximizing their economic potential by providing management, technical, market research, demographics, and other resources.

Yes, there is someone on call after normal business hours, 365 days per year.Note: An emergency is any event that causes or threatens to cause damage to property, life or health. Not having irrigation water or low pressure is not an emergency.

Yes. If a customer operates the curb stop and damages it, then the customer is responsible for the cost of repair. The Nampa Waterworks Division highly recommends customers install a control valve down stream of the curb stop during the off season, for their own use. The curb stop belongs to the City and is for emergency use only.

No. Due to the growth within the City (approximately 28,000 service connections and growing), our department is not staffed to turn curb stops back on. Please check with the company that blew out your sprinklers in the fall to have the curb stop turned back on. The City recommends having a shut off valve installed in your line so that you can turn your service on and off as needed. Curb stop valves are for City employee use for emergencies only and you could be responsible for any damage due to using the curb stop.

Call the non-emergency dispatch phone number (208-465-2257) to report your dog as lost. Give a description of the dog. Post on Craigslist Boise in the Lost and Found section. Make sure you leave a contact number and list the area that the dog was lost from. Contact the Canyon County Animal Shelter (208-455-5920) to file a lost dog report and go there to see if your dog has been brought in.

Property damaged by a pet is generally considered negligent, rather than criminal, and thus payment to repair damage is a civil matter. If you fear the neighbor’s dogs getting in to your yard, try fortifying your side of the fence to prevent them from doing so. Animal Control can discuss options with your neighbors on ways to keep dogs on their property. But, until a dog has actually left its yard, no charges can be brought to its owner, i.e. no criminal laws have been broken.

Nampa City Code (6-2-19A(h)) states that only two dogs over the age of six months are permitted per house in the City of Nampa. If you desire to own more than two dogs, you will have to apply for a Kennel License at Nampa City Hall Planning and Zoning (411 3rd St S; 208-468-5484).

When Animal Control picks up a dog, we scan it for a microchip. If the dog has a chip AND the information is current, we try to bring the dog home. If the dog has no form of identification on it, we bring it to the Canyon County Animal Shelter (5801 Graye Ln, Caldwell). The shelter will hold on to the dog for a set number of days before putting it up for adoption. At the end of the day, Animal Control posts all the dogs that they have brought to the Shelter on Craigslist Boise in the Lost and Found section.

When you have located the address of the barking dogs, contact Nampa Animal Control and we can go out there and talk to the dog owner to suggest ways to fix the problem. If it is an ongoing issue, start a barking dog log to record the date and times that the dogs are barking. Be sure to leave your contact information so that Animal Control can contact you and let you know their findings/progress.

No, we do not share the reporting party’s information to the people that we are sent to talk to. If you decide to sign a citation against someone, they will know who you are, but may not harass or approach you about the matter.

There is no limit to how many cats a person may own in the City of Nampa. If you are having nuisance cat problems, Animal Control suggests to rent or buy a humane trap to trap cats on YOUR OWN property to re-home or bring to the Shelter.

All dogs within Nampa city limits are required to have a Nampa City Dog License (per City Ordnance 6-2-19). There are discounts for Senior Citizens (over 65 years of age), if the dog is microchipped and if the dog is spayed/neutered. All dogs in Nampa are required to have a current rabies vaccination.

Note: underground electric fences do not qualify as an enclosure/fence under the definition of “enclosure” in Nampa Ordnance (Definitions: 6-2-1).

At the Nampa Police Department our Crime Scene Investigators are sworn police officers. They have varied educational backgrounds. Some have Bachelors degrees, while others have many years of law enforcement experience. All of them are POST certified officers. The only exception to this is the Criminalist Position which is a civilian position. This position requires a BS in a scientific field. CSI Network

To report an abandoned vehicle, please call the abandoned vehicle line, at 208-468-7916, and provide the location, vehicle type and color, license plate number and why you feel it has been abandoned. The CSO's or volunteers will then come out and verify it is abandoned, and tag it for removal.

Each year, in conjunction with the DEA, the Nampa Police Department participates in the "National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day." Like our Facebook page to get a notification when we announce our next event.

Additionally, we also now have a prescription drug drop off box in the lobby of the Nampa Police Department, where unused prescription drugs can be disposed of when we aren't hosting a take back event.

For any in-progress crime, please call 911 for emergency incidents, or 208-465-2257 for non-emergency incidents. Please do not use any of our crime report forms for in progress incidents. They are intended only for cold case incidents, as there can be a delay of up to 24 hours before those reports are received.

To report a broken link or non functioning feature on this website, contact our Web Administrator. Please include a link to the page of our website that hosts the broken link, and indicate which link or feature is not functioning.

The Nampa Police Department does have one meeting room on the ground floor, which is open to use by the public, and may be reserved for public events. Due to demand for all of the meeting/training rooms in the building, effective March 1st, 2018, we will begin to charge for use of our public meeting room (Baker room, off the lobby). The room has a maximum occupancy of 65, but 50 or less is recommended, for comfort and the use of tables. The cost for use of the room will be $25 for up to a half day (1-4 hours), and $50 for a full day (4-8 hours). For more information, or to reserve the room, contact Aysha Newell, at 208-468-5645, or email at newella@cityofnampa.us.

Any structure under 200 square feet in area does not require a building permit, but it must meet setbacks and easement requirements for your lot. The best way to find this information is to call the Planning and Zoning Department at (208) 468-5484.

An LID is a form of financing through the city that provides property owners an economical way to paythe construction costs of upgrading various infrastructures, like sidewalks, curbs, and gutters, throughproperty assessments with a long-term payment plan and relatively low interest rates.

Irrigation - The City recommends having a shut off valve installed in your line so that you can turn your service on and off as needed. Curb stop valves are owned by the City of Nampa and are to be used by City employees in emergencies only.